1857 (22 Jun) cover (flap tears from opening) Akaroa to U.K. prepaid '6' for long sea route, showing rare mss. 'Akaroa 22/6/57' and Postmaster's initials on reverse, Port Victoria transit and London arrival on front, Stafford and Salisbury datestamps on reverse curiously enhanced, apparently contemporaneously
Lot 834
Estimate: $75
1892-1905 cover group comprising 1892 Reefton to Christchurch bearing 2d, 1895 Christchurch to USA bearing 2d + ½d, 1898 Auckland to USA bearing 2½d, 1904 PPC Wellington to Scotland bearing 1d and 1905 Invercargill to Newfoundland bearing 1d, mixed condition (5 items)
Lot 835
Estimate: $150
1902 and 1905 covers from N.S.W. to U.S., adhesives cancelled by fine strikes of Auckland 'LOOSE LETTER' (Hosking #2391) and 'PACKET BOAT' (#714), former from U.S. Consul Orlando H. Baker with autographed letter enclosed, latter a little soiled, backstamped Auckland, and San Francisco or Chicago, respectively
Lot 836
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $625
1909 (18 Aug) linen-backed cover portion bearing Moss meter machine 'DUNEDIN/ POSTAGE PAID' denominated 1/-, 3d and 1d (2), insufficiently franked and 1d stamps (17) added the following day. The 3d and 1/- impressions are particularly rare. Hawkins cat US$1200
Lot 837
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $250
1914 advertising cover for A & T Burt Ltd used Wellington to Germany bearing fine strikes of Moss meter 'WELLINGTON/1d/55/POSTAGE PAID' (2), Sydney datestamp (12 MY 14) and 'PAQUEBOT' (Hosking #690, late use), German handstamped and manuscript (tax) markings
Lot 838
Estimate: $350
1915 (14 Jul) Army stationery cover (roughly opened) from Malcolm Ross, Official War Correspondent, N.Z. Government, stationed at Imbros Island, Gallipoli, to his wife in London, Headquarters F.P.O. datestamp, boxed Censor No.2225 handstamp
Lot 839
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $440
1915 Parcel-wrapping bearing address label for The Carswell Company Ltd and remarkable franking of perfin 'W & T/W' Postal Fiscal 2/6d Grey-Brown, War Stamp opt ½d and KEVII 6d, tied by two strikes of oval 'WELLINGTON/24 NOV 1915/ PARCELS' datestamp, used to Washington where Parcel-Post tax was levied
Lot 840
Estimate: $100
1916 (2, one registered) and 1920 covers to Denmark with 'PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/N.Z.' cachets, one in green with circled 'T/20/CENTIMES', plus 1939 airmail cover bearing 4/- Arms (4 covers)
